Which to use
“clip” and “cría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,333
- “clip” frequency rank
- #9,270
- “cría” frequency rank
- 21603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clip | cría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objeto metálico con el cual se pueden agrupar documentos impresos.^([definición imprecisa]) | Acción o efecto de criar. |
Where the eye mixes clip and cría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between clip and cría
A purely visual mix-up. clip ([ˈklip]) and cría ([ˈkɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clip is recorded at frequency rank #12,333, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklip]. cría is at rank #9,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾia].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21603, this pair ranks #254,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clip vs cría
Shared letters: c. Private to "clip": ilp. Private to "cría": arí.
"clip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cría" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clip ← cclip · cilp · clipp · cllip · clpi · lcip
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clip" for "cría" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clip" or "cría"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clip" and "cría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clip" and "cría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clip vs coin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #254,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.